(adj.) = sharp ; acidulous ; angular ; acrid ; rough ; abrasive ; rough and rugged ; tart ; unpolished ; coarse ; scratchy . Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture. Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'. Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'. Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old. Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain. Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'. Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty. Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart. Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product. Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle. Ex: Many of us suffer from scratchy throat allergies on account of the seasonal changes. ----* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.* de textura áspera = coarse-grained.* sabor áspero = off-flavour.* un poco áspero = roughish.